OMAHA, Neb., July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Affirming its
commitment to protecting the environment now and for future
generations, Union Pacific submitted climate change data to CDP and
outlined initiatives and investments to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. For the second time, the company also reported on its
water consumption and responsible management of this resource in
CDP's water questionnaire.
The seventh annual public disclosure details Union Pacific's
actions to continuously improve environmental performance,
including:
- Investing in locomotive technology to support the rail
industry's move toward the U.S. EPA's Tier 4 air emissions
standards.
- Managing infrastructure, equipment and operations through
training and awareness to increase fuel efficiency.
- Creating a multi-disciplinary fuel conservation team, focused,
in part, on addressing locomotive fuel, the company's largest
greenhouse gas source.
Union Pacific works with Trinity Consultants to compile its
greenhouse gas inventory, and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
verified Union Pacific's 2014 greenhouse gas inventory.
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates and Trinity Consultants are
independent organizations.
Freight trains, on average, are four times more fuel
efficient than trucks. That means moving freight by rail instead of
trucks reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 75
percent. Union Pacific can move one ton of freight 475 miles on a
single gallon of diesel fuel and is working to develop new
technology to improve fuel efficiency.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most
recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad connects 23 states in
the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical
link in the global supply chain. From 2005-2014, Union Pacific
invested more than $31 billion in its
network and operations to support America's transportation
infrastructure. The railroad's diversified business mix includes
Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial
Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the
fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major
West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with
Canada's rail systems and is the
only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value
to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe,
reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible
manner.
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